Working from Home Is It a Good Choice?

With increasing numbers of people working from home these home-based busineses are increasingly being viewed as both highly professional and a good alternative to the 9-5 drudge, especially for those with long commutes to London and other major cities.

A small business run from home can appear larger and more professional that in the past when it is an internet-based business with a great quality website and a strong social media presence. Many small companies with less than 5 employees are able to offer excellent goods or services at much lower cost to the consumer because they do not have the overheads of large businesses with the associated costs of retail space and warehouse space. But is working from home as easy as it seems and as fulfilling as working in a larger organisation.

A company the supplies self storage in London and the surrounding areas has found that large numbers of its customers are, in fact, small business owners looking to store stock in a secure, easily accessible place. Many of these business owners have been highly successful in the online marketplace and can no longer store their stock at home or in their garage because they have simply run out of space or become disillusioned with their business encroaching on their home life.

This is the downside of living the “dream” by working from home. Your personal space is no longer your own but is used for storage; it can be difficult to switch off at the end of the day, especially for internet-based businesses with constant access to customer orders and queries. For those previously used to a busy office environment it can also be an isolating experience.

And yet many small business owners continue to work from home, despite the downsides, simply because they do not want to spend their hard-earned cash renting office, warehouse or studio space. Renting cheap self-storage units for their stock is much more affordable and flexible, allowing them to increase or reduce the amount of space they need, more or less instantly.

Welcome To Our Guides

Our simple guides are aimed at helping those of you who own your own property to make improvements that both change your lifestyle for the better but also add value to your home. They are for those who are planning to move house, want to buy a house, have just moved to a new home or have been in your current house for a while but have lost enthusiasm and are looking for home improvement ideas and interior design tips.

We have simple tips for home improvements on a budget, including colour and design advice courtesy of Lorelei from ImpulseBlogger.com and more technical advice on things like how to install tiles or create a wet room. We even like to recommend some good art for your walls from time to time if something catches our eye.

We also love looking at clever storage solutions that make the most of the storage in your home but if you really don’t have enough storage we are big fans of decluttering and have plenty of advice to help you achieve a clutter-free home. Or, failing that we know some good places to find cheap self-storage (like the lovely people over at Cambridge Self Storage) and where you can compare self storage prices if you really can’t bear to part with all your stuff.

So take a look around – we hope you find something of interest…

The Ultimate Guide To Decluttering

When you enter your home, you want to come in to a place that promotes peace and calm after a busy day. Whether you are returning home from work, a school run, or shopping, or as you get older, when you spend more and more time in your own home. When you enter a house that has had a good declutter you will find it is easier to relax and enjoy the space that you live in.

When your house is untidy and cluttered, it can make you feel on edge as you are surrounded by things that you may not really want or even need. Even if you have a cluttered house that is actually tidy (with lots of clever storage units), there is still the dreaded moment of opening the cupboards to try and find something that you are looking for that is buried beneath clutter.

According to the inimitable Eric at Eric Land Mentoring living in a clutter free home will definitely make life less stressful, make for a calmer lifestyle and make it easier to find things when you need them.

Even the older generation are benefiting from this trend as more and more of them choose to remain in their own homes as they become less mobile and less able to care for themselves. Clear spaces with little clutter then become not only calm, restful spaces but also practical and safer spaces for them. As elderly people increasingly find that homecare or 24/7 care suits their needs they are discovering that contemporary spaces with practical tile flooring and wet rooms make their lives easier.